2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate School for You

Nursing is one of the most popular subjects to study in Maryland. With 4,104 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Maryland to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for nursing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland

Check out the nursing graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Maryland Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Nursing

#1

Bowie State University

Bowie, MD

1 Graduate Certificates

#11 in Quality in Maryland

$10,256 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Bowie State University to be the best value school for nursing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Maryland. Bowie State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Bowie.

Bowie State University graduate students pay an average of $10,256 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Nursing at Bowie State University Report

#2

University of Maryland - Baltimore

Baltimore, MD

14 Graduate Certificates

$17,046 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Maryland - Baltimore is a great value for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. UMB is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Baltimore.

UMB graduate students pay an average of $17,046 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Nursing at University of Maryland - Baltimore

#3

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

35 Graduate Certificates

#1 in Quality in Maryland

$61,202 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Johns Hopkins University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in Maryland. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.

Johns Hopkins graduate students pay an average of $61,202 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Johns Hopkins not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list.

Full Nursing at Johns Hopkins University Report

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Majors Related to Nursing

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Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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